Hawley ISD Press Release: Late yesterday evening, I was contacted by the individual who made the inappropriate comments during Thursday night’s game. Again, he was not affiliated with the Hawley ISD broadcast, nor does he represent the thoughts or beliefs of Hawley ISD, Wink ISD, or Anthony ISD. In my post yesterday, I mentioned that Wink ISD had students in the stands, not to blame them for the comments, but to make the point that identifying the person that said it might not be easy. I did not in any way intend to imply the Wink students or staff were responsible. For that assumption it created, I am truly sorry. Hawley ISD will handle appropriate consequences for the comments and does not in any way condone the behavior. Students of all three schools do not deserve to be treated unfairly due to the comments of an adult who was having an inappropriate conversation on their phone in front of a camera. For the public and communities of all three schools, please support student athletes. They are not involved. To Wink and Anthony ISD, I am truly sorry that our presence in the Wink community resulted in this situation. I ask the public in those communities not to continue the threats and attacks on the Wink school district.
Dr. McBrayer, Superintendent